I responded to a previous thread of yours and will be more specific here.
The answers to your questions depend on the type of scrapping you decide to pursue. E-scrap produces different challenges than flipping cars, curb shopping, or scrapping farm machinery. Everyone on this site has found their own niche in the scrap world.
For me the biggest safety hazard is myself. For others it is using tools correctly, knowing which metals give off cyanide gas, knowing what paint has lead in it, knowing how to use a torch and what type of torch, etc.
Each person also has their own method of gathering inventory. Some pay, some get paid to haul it off, some dumpster dive, others use percentages between the owner and themselves. Another variable that impacts the answers to your questions is your location. Rural scrappers have different challenges than urban scrappers. U.S. scrappers have different challenges than Canadian or international.
To many variables to give you a specific answer. Welcome to the forum and good luck.
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